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I make comics! I draw art! Sometimes I make edits too. Currently making Scam the Gods!

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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 54

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And after just over a year, that's the end of Lie 6! Fib 6.5 will begin next week!

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PANEL 1: Valdez's feet and the edge of Esperanto's swirly coattails, standing next to the pit, now full of dirt with the shovel stabbed into it. PANEL 2: Valdez and Esperanto, downcast. ESPERANTO: "I'm sorry, Valdez." VALDEZ: "No, no, you were right. It had to be done." PANEL 4: Close-up on Valdez, his hat covering his eyes. VALDEZ: "I'm just... Glad I still have you." PANEL 5: Esperanto watches Valdez walk away towards the stage, dejected. PANEL 6: Close-up on Esperanto's face. A lot of emotions are running through his sad, tired eye.
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 53

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The final page of Lie 6 is coming next week, with Fib 6.5 to follow!

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PANEL 1: Valdez and Esperanto stare at a bottle in Valdez's grasp. VALDEZ: "The last bottle..." PANEL 2: Valdez takes a swig of the bottle, to Esperanto's shock. PANEL 3: Valdez looks at the bottle, its label revealing it to be the Extra-Strength elixir. PANEL 4: Valdez, grinning, recorks the bottle. Esperanto is unamused. VALDEZ: "Hey, I'm immune to this one now! Maybe we could--" ESPERANTO: "Bury it." PANEL 5: Valdez, disappointed, tosses the bottle.
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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In honor of the release of Once Upon a Katamari, Valdez and Esperanto's Halloween costumes this year are the King and Queen of All Cosmos!

Esperanto doesn't know what this shit is, but Valdez convinced him to wear it.

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Illustration of Valdez dressed as the King of All Cosmos from Katamari Damacy and Esperanto, who is significantly more miserable-looking, dressed as the Queen of All Cosmos.
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 52

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PANEL 1: Valdez's foot, digging the head of a shovel into the ground. PANEL 2: A pile of Dr. Thorndyke ephemera, haphazardly tossed into a deep pit. PANEL 3: Worms-eye view of Valdez and Esperanto staring down into the pit Valdez has dug. The twin moons watch overhead. PANEL 4: Esperanto pats Valdez on the shoulder. They are downturned, the brims of their hats covering their eyes. VALDEZ: "Goodnight, Dr. Thorndyke. May you rest in peace, never to be tied back to us." ESPERANTO: "He was a good gimmick, Valdez." VALDEZ: "Yeah..."
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 51

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PANEL 1: The anteater's front paws, rushing. PANEL 2: Cavatappi watches Valdez and Esperanto pass by in the cart, their masks back on. One of her friends is laying against a tree. CAVATAPPI: "How'd it... How'd it go? What was all that noise?" PANEL 3: Valdez raises his arms, calling to Cavatappi. VALDEZ: "We've done all we could! There is a good chance that your god will pull through. But you must allow him to rest!" PANEL 4: Cavatappi watches the cart ride off into the distance. VALDEZ: "For at least a day!" PANEL 5: Valdez lowers his arms, pensive under his skull mask. VALDEZ (THINKING): "Or until we're far enough away that you can't catch up to us."
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Wow! I reached 1k followers! Thank you all so so much!!
1K followers
October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 50

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PANEL 1: Esperanto gets "all up in" Valdez's face. ESPERANTO: "...Is nothing compared to the churches." PANEL 2: Esperanto gestures to the dragon's corpse. ESPERANTO: "We just killed a god." PANEL 3: Esperanto wiggles his hands over his head while Valdez gives a smug point. ESPERANTO: "Making that fish thing's hair fall out--" VALDEZ: "Indirectly!" ESPERANTO: "Indirectly making that fish thing's hair fall out is one thing, but deicide? We're gonna have every sheriff, knight, fishface, and cleric in the country looking for us!" PANEL 4: Esperanto grimaces. ESPERANTO: "The King's favor won't get us out of this one. He doesn't have that kind of pull." PANEL 5: Esperanto throws his arm over Valdez's shoulder. Valdez sighs. VALDEZ: "You're right. I suppose we'll need to lay low for a while." ESPERANTO: "I have a place in the west where we can hide. C'mon, let's get out of here."
October 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 49

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PANEL 1: Esperanto and Valdez argue, dwarfed by the dead dragon's head lying on the side of the mountain. ESPERANTO: "You killed it." VALDEZ: "I-I didn't mean to! It simply surprised me!" PANEL 2: Esperanto looks down. ESPERANTO: "...We gotta dump the disguises. The elixir scam ends here." PANEL 3: Valdez throws his arms over his head in exasperation. VALDEZ: "What? No, no! We cannot possibly drop all of this! We received favor from the King himself! The King, for the Sun's sake!" ESPERANTO: "The King..."
October 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 48

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PANELS 1-2: The dragon writhes and grasps at its throat, gagging. PANEL 3: The dragon collapses, foaming at the mouth. PANEL 4: Cavatappi and some of her fellow actors watch from a distance as a cloud of dust rises up from the mountain with a BOOM.
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 47

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PANEL 1: The dragon's mouth roars and rushes down towards Valdez and Esperanto. Valdez throws the crate of bottles into the dragon's mouth in surprise. VALDEZ: "Wagh!" PANEL 2: The elixir bottles fall into the dragon's throat. PANEL 3: The dragon gulps.
September 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 46

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PANEL 1: Esperanto looks up in surprise, tears still in his eye. OFFSCREEN: "ESPERANTO!!" ESPERANTO: "Huh?" PANEL 2: Valdez, crouching down and reaching his hand down. VALDEZ: "Esperanto, grab my hand! We have to get out of here!" PANEL 3: Esperanto turns around to look at Valdez. ESPERANTO: "Valdez!" PANEL 4: Valdez grabbing Esperanto's hand. VALDEZ: "Are you alright?" ESPERANTO: "You... you saved me." VALDEZ: "Of course I did!" PANEL 5: Esperanto sheepishly looks to the side while Valdez looks at him with concern. ESPERANTO: "I thought you were just going to leave me here to die." VALDEZ: "What? No, why would I ever do that?" PANEL 5: Valdez puts his hand on Esperanto's shoulder as a familiar set of teeth fill up the background. VALDEZ: "Esperanto, you're my partner. I couldn't just abandon you." ESPERANTO: "Valdez... I--" DRAGON: "HHHH"
September 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 45

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PANEL 1: Close-up on Esperanto, angry. ESPERANTO: "I know what you really are, you bastard. You can't fool me. You've been lying to me from the beginning." PANEL 2: Esperanto looks down. The panel border becomes shaky. ESPERANTO: "...And if you're gonna do that, you should at least come up with some good ones! What was I even thinking?" PANEL 3: Esperanto starts to cry. The panel border gets shakier. ESPERANTO: "Why did I even agree to follow this guy? He's just lying about the Emerald-Eyed Woman. How could he even help me?" PANEL 4: Esperanto closes his eye, crying. The panel border is even shakier. ESPERANTO: "Now I'm gonna die out here getting eaten by a dragon, and it's all his fault! I never should have trusted--"
September 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 44

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PANEL 1: Esperanto, his bandages ruffled and his cloak torn, lies pained in the dirt on the side of the mountain. ESPERANTO: "Gh... Ow..." PANEL 2: Close-up on Esperanto, smug. ESPERANTO: "Heh. 'Zaragoza wines,' eh? You lying scumbag." PANEL 3: Even closer close-up on Esperanto, smugger. ESPERANTO: "You're no merchant. I bet you're not even a knight." PANEL 4: Esperanto pounds his fist on the ground.
September 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Scam the Gods Lie 1 is available to purchase at Travelling Man in Newcastle, UK!

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Photo of Scam the Gods Lie 1 on a shelf amongst several other small press comics.
September 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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If anyone happens to be in the WNC area, I'll be in the Artists' Alley at #AshevilleCon on September 20!
Promo image reading: "IT'S OFFICIAL!" Logo of AshevilleCon "I'LL BE AT ASHEVILLECON ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 ASHEVILLE, NC WWW.ASHEVILLECON.COM"
August 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 43

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PANEL 1: Esperanto looking back in shock. ESPERANTO: "VALDEZ, WAI--" PANEL 2: Esperanto's foot, tripping on a root sticking out of the ground. PANELS 3-5: Esperanto falling and tumbling down the side of the mountain as the dragon runs past.
August 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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And consider checking out my new merch store!

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August 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 42

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PANEL 1: Valdez and Esperanto running towards a fork in the road as the dragon chases them around the mountain. PANEL 2: Valdez taking the (his left, our right) path while Esperanto takes the (his right, our left) path with the dragon close behind. PANEL 3: Valdez running down the path with a terrified look on his face while the dragon chases Esperanto in the distance. PANEL 4: Esperanto running down the path in front of the dragon, turning to look at Valdez in the distance.
August 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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The Scam the Gods merch store is now live!

I've got physical copies of Lie 1, stickers, sticker sheets, and keychains! Check it out, maybe!

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August 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 41

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PANEL 1: The dragon, so large that only his lower jaw is visible, chasing Valdez and Esperanto down the mountain. PANEL 2: The dragon lunging forward as Valdez and Esperanto duck. PANEL 3: The dragon with his teeth stuck in the panel borders as Valdez and Esperanto escape below.
August 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 40

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PANEL 1: The dragon turns to look down at Valdez and Esperanto. PANEL 2: The dragon grips the borders of the panel and stares at Valdez and Esperanto. PANEL 3: The dragon roars at Valdez and Esperanto as they run away. PANEL 4: Close up of Valdez and Esperanto running away as the dragon chases them in the background. NAMEPLATE: "THE DRAGON IN THE MOUNTAIN" VOUIVRE
August 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 39

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Two-page spread. The dragon, its body covered in eyes and mouths and its wings torn to shreds, emerges groggily from the cave. It casts a shadow on the small Valdez and Esperanto.
July 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Finally remembered to do this lmao

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Illustration of Valdez from Scam the Gods, reclining on a bedroll, eating crackers, and reading a book with his legs up.
July 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 38

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PANEL 1: The dragon's claw curls around the mouth of the cave. PANEL 2: The dragon's muzzle, shaking, salivating, and sweating peeks out of the cave. DRAGON: HHHK PANEL 3: The tip of the dragon's wing, with an eye embedded in it, emerges from the cave. PANEL 4: Bird's eye view of Valdez and Esperanto, cowering and embracing in the dragon's shadow.
July 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Scam the Gods, Lie 6, Page 37

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PANEL 1: Close-up of Valdez staring into Esperanto's eyes. VALDEZ: "That is an actual dragon!" PANEL 2: Valdez and Esperanto covering their faces in panic. ESPERANTO: "Why did we come up here?!" VALDEZ: "Why did we agree to do this?!" ESPERANTO: "Ohh, Silent One. Ohh, Silent One..." PANEL 3: Valdez wraps his arm around Esperanto's head and pulls him close. VALDEZ: "Okay, okay. Let's just calm down. Here is what we shall do. We will quietly turn around, walk back down the mountain, tell them that we've done all we can do, and then leave." PANEL 4: Close up on Esperanto's face. ESPERANTO: "Yeah. Okay. That sounds fine." ???: "KHHK" PANEL 5: Close up on Esperanto's eye as he looks up in response to the sound.
July 17, 2025 at 6:52 AM